Verdi in America: Oberto through Rigoletto

A renowned Verdi authority offers here the often-astounding first history of how Verdi's early operas — including one of his great masterpieces, Rigoletto — made their way into America's musical life.

The operas of Giuseppe Verdi stand at the center of today's operatic repertoire, and have done so for more than a century. The story of how the reputation and wide appeal of these operas spread from Western Europe throughout the world has long needed to be told. This latest book by noted Verdi ...